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Table 6 Feed composition and nutrient content of the feed

From: Effects of postbiotic supplementation on growth performance, ruminal fermentation and microbial profile, blood metabolite and GHR, IGF-1 and MCT-1 gene expression in post-weaning lambs

 

Control

Postbiotic

Feed composition (%)

 Grass

30.00

30.00

 Corn

40.00

40.00

 Soybean

23.80

23.80

 Wheat pollard

3.40

3.40

 Crude palm oil

0.90

0.90

 Calcium carbonate

1.70

1.70

 Salt

0.40

0.40

 Mineral premixa

0.90

0.90

 Vitamin premixb

0.90

0.90

 Postbiotic RG14

–

0.90

Chemical nutrient composition (g/kg DM)

 Crude protein

169.00

169.00

 Crude fat

27.00

26.70

 NDF

596.00

596.00

 ADF

169.00

166.00

  1. aMineral mix contains Co 0.6 mg, Cu 20 mg, Fe 100 mg, I 2 mg, Mn 110 mg, Se 0.2 mg, Zn 100 mg
  2. bVitamin premix contains vitamin A 0.45 mIU/kg, vitamin B1 0.09 g/kg, vitamin B2 0.27 g/kg, vitamin B6 0.18 g/kg, vitamin B12 0.09 mg/kg, vitamin D3 0.09 mIU/kg, vitamin E 0.67 g/kg, vitamin K3 0.18 g/kg, biotin 2.12 mg/kg of feed
  3. NDF Neutral detergent fibre, ADF Acid detergent fibre
  4. The diets were formulated using feed live international software (Thailand)